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JAN-23-98 09 :56 AM WAI January 20, 1998 VILA I Continuuri1 Mr.Chuck Whiting City Administrator ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN City of Mounds View PROJECT MANAGEMENT Mounds View,Minnesota CONSTRUCTION SERVICES MASTER PLANNING INTERIOR DESIGN RE: Mounds View Community Center Bel-Rae Ballroom Wetlands Concerns Project #90634 FAX TRANSMITTAL Dear Chuck: A meeting was held yesterday Monday January 19, 1998,at the Rice Creek Watershed District to discuss the drainage for the proposed facility at the old Bel-Rae site.Attending the meeting were;Kate Drewry, Watershed District;Derek Knapp,watershed consultant;Rocky Kahn,SEH—city consultant; Mike Ulrich, City of Mounds View;Bob Wiegert,Paramount Engineering—civil engineer;and myself. A serious problem relating to the site arose out of the meeting. Based on existing data from the Watershed District,a portion of the Bel-Rae site is classified as a wetland area.If this data is correct,building on this area would not be allowed unless the wetlands were replaced. Verification of the wetlands on the site cannot that place until Spring when the site is clear of snow and frost. The information provided to WAI/Continuum and its consultants by the City did not show any wetlands on the parcel of property in question,nor were any other indications brought forth that the site contained a wetland area. Documentation that a wetland existed to the south of the property was provided. Rocky Keehn,the City's consultant from SHE,indicated that a wetland delineation report for the site to the south of the property shows the wetland on that property,but no indication for the property in question.A follow-up phone call on Tuesday,January 20, 1998,Rocky indicated that the Bel-Rae site was not included in the wetland delineation report and therefore no information on the site was collected. A wetland delineation report will be required for the Bel-Rae site.Again,this report cannot happen until Spring. If the report indicates that a portion of the site is a wetland area,the parking plan as drawn would have to be modified or the City would have to mitigate the site.Refer to Rocky Keehn for additional details. To keep the current project on schedule,it should be possible to obtain a building permit for the construction of the new addition prior to the resolution of the wetland issue.Revised site and grading plans could be developed and submitted to the Watershed District indicating a reduction in the parking,avoiding the arca potentially identified a$a wetland area,This would allow for the construction of the building with some parking,maintaining the schedule required for Community Education occupancy.To complete this work, revisions and/or new drawings will be required for the site plan and civil grading/drainage drawings to obtain this permit. Supplemental services will be required for these services. The cost for this will be billed on an hourly rate not to exceed four thousand six hundred and fifty dollars($4,650).This will be identified as Supplemental Services Task D, Please sign and return this form, 381 East Kellogo Blvd. St.Paul,Mlnn®Soto 55101 Fax 612.223.5092 612.221-0644 Wiaconsln Office 2126 Altoona Aveni e Eau Clolro,Wisconsin 64701 MN and WI 1-800-845-0784